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by carola.co.uk
No canal for the energy centre either
There is also the abandonment of the original proposal to use the canal to deliver materials to the Energy Centre. Yet another example of the march away from sustainability.
“The assessment shows that potentially increasing the contribution from small-scale wood fuelled biomass combustion to meet energy requirements in London under the London Energy Partnership scenarios may lead to a potentially substantial increase in nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter concentrations.”
No consideration of the impacts of emissions of ultrafine particulates (PM2.5) has been carried out, or the impacts of emissions from vehicles delivering fuels and removing wastes from the site.
The Council objects to the abandonment of the canal as the primary mode of transporting biomass to the facility. By not using the canal, there would be adverse effects on the London Borough of Hackney’s road networks and increase in emissions through increased lorry movements.
3. When considering the proposal, the ODA should consider comments from several of the Council’s internal consultees stating that there is insufficient information in some parts of the submission to fully understand the impacts the Energy Centre is likely to have. Should the ODA be minded to grant permission to the energy centre, these matters should be addressed via an appropriate condition to ensure all actual and potential effects have been considered. Specifically, this relates to the following matters raised:
1. No traffic impact assessment was submitted with the application. A full traffic assessment should be produced to predict the traffic generated by the site including measures to mitigate any impacts;
2. Consideration of the impacts of emissions of ultrafine particulates (PM2.5) will have to be undertaken including the impacts of emissions from vehicles delivering fuels and removing wastes from the site;
3. Details of treatments to the public realm surrounding the proposal and site accesses to ensure a high quality of design and connecting the proposal to the surrounding environment;
4. The provision of a noise assessment to clearly depict criteria used when calculating the maximum noise limits and how the proposed flue will affect noise generated by the Energy Centre.
See: Hackney Planning Decision Notice 253022 Attached above